May 2071

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
13. 1 3%
14. 2 9%
15. 3 17%
16. 4 26%
17. 5 37%
18. 6 First qtr
19. 7 60%
20. 8 70%
21. 9 80%
22. 10 88%
23. 11 94%
24. 12 98%
25. 13 Full
26. 14 100%
27. 15 98%
28. 16 94%
29. 17 88%
30. 18 82%
31. 19 74%
32. 20 65%
33. 21 56%
34. 22 Last qtr
35. 23 36%
36. 24 27%
37. 25 18%
38. 26 10%
39. 27 5%
40. 28 1%
41. 29 New
42. 30 2%
43. 31 7%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in May 2071

1. Sat, May 25:03 PM

   Jupiter behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

2. Sat, May 2

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.

3. Mon, May 43:36 AM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.

4. Wed, May 63:05 PM

   First Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

5. Mon, May 118:40 PM

   Moon and Saturn close together

   They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.

6. Wed, May 1311:24 PM

   Full Moon Flower Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

7. Sat, May 1612:46 PM

   Venus and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.

8. Mon, May 18

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.

9. Wed, May 203:26 AM

   Mercury and Jupiter close together

   They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

10. Thu, May 213:33 AM

    Venus at greatest elongation

    45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

11. Fri, May 222:19 AM

    Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

12. Mon, May 253:02 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

13. Wed, May 2711:02 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, May 292:49 AM

    Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

15. Fri, May 297:17 AM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

16. Sat, May 30

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,800 km.

17. Sun, May 314:41 AM

    Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

18. Sun, May 3112:54 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.